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600 E. Highway 260
Payson, AZ 85541

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Gila County AZ LP Outreach at Payson Rodeo

Payson Rodeo

The Gila County (Arizona) Libertarian Party hosted a three-day voter outreach/registration booth at the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo, held at the Payson Event Center from May 17 – 19. The rodeo featured over 200 professional rodeo contestants. This was a PRCA sanctioned rodeo with all events from bareback riding to bull riding.

This was the tiny Gila AZ LP’s first go at an outreach event such as this and it was a great success!

Gilza AZ LP Outreach Booth

“We got a ton of people to take “The World’s Smallest Political Quiz” and we charted their results on a giant WSPQ poster. We found that most Republicans who took the Quiz scored as Libertarian.  Only two Democrats would even take the quiz,” explained Jeff Daniels, Chairman of the Gila County Libertarian Party. “We found a great ice breaker too. We got a $20 helium balloon kit and passed out balloons to the kids. While we were blowing up the balloon, it gave us a great opportunity to talk to the parents.”

Gilza AZ LP Outreach Booth

Chairman Daniels continued: “Occasionally we would get some resistance but we then mentioned that we were conducting a social experiment to find out where people actually stand compared to their perceived political beliefs. That usually got their attention and they became interested that they were part of an experiment. This whole experience was a blast.”

Bruce Wales, former Gila County Libertarian Chairman, added, “It was a kick really, watching the hesitation, then a question, then the quiz, then the surprise, then the willingness to listen and walk away with more Libertarian literature.”

Bruce quietly strummed his acoustic guitar in the booth to help draw in passers-by and to create a non-confrontational setting. Adds Bruce, “Since we were cautioned to not go out of our booth to promote, we came up with ways to entice and still be approachable. We maximized our 10 by 10 foot area pretty well, I think!”

The summer edition of the Payson Rodeo, to be held August 15-18, is the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo, running for over 135 years! The Gila AZ LP will be there. Come see us and join us in the booth!

Can You Join Us For The Arizona Libertarian Party Convention?

The annual AZLP convention and organizing meeting is scheduled for January 28, 2018 from 11am to 6pm at the American Legion in Tucson at 330 W Franklin St.

Agenda items will include a discussion of whether to open our primary or keep it closed, election of officers including Chair, 1st and 2nd Vice Chair, Secretary and Assistant Secretary, and reports from our Tech Committee regarding the new website and data management tools that were implemented this year.

It’s important to stress, these are important elections and some of the positions can only be filled by state committee people so attendance is strongly encouraged.

A pasta bar luncheon will be served for a cost of $10. Please RSVP either on Facebook or Meetup and use the invitation features to spread the word:

https://www.facebook.com/events/517286258643831/

https://www.meetup.com/LPArizona/events/245716616/

If you have any questions, please contact secretary@azlp.org or phone 602 492 4201.

Warmest Regards,

The AZLP Board of Directors